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    sullen
    /ˈsʌlən/

    adjective

    • 1. bad-tempered and sulky: "a sullen pout"

    noun

    • 1. a sulky or depressed mood. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSULLEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment. literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySULLEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment. literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sullenSullen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SULLEN is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed. How to use sullen in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sullen.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSULLEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SULLEN definition: in an unpleasant mood and not smiling or speaking to anyone. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sullenSullen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A bad-tempered or gloomy person is sullen. Sullen people are down in the dumps. If someone is dark, dour, glum, moody, morose, or sour, they're also sullen. Teenagers are often described as sullen, especially when they're being grumpy and silent.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSULLEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: 1. unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose 2. sombre; gloomy 3. literary sluggish; slow 4. obsolete.... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsullen adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of sullen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › sullenSULLEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sullen definition: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.. See examples of SULLEN used in a sentence.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sullensullen | meaning of sullen in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    sullen meaning, definition, what is sullen: angry and silent, especially because you...: Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › sullenSullen - definition of sullen by The Free Dictionary

    1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor. 4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.